MEM23461 - Signpost at bottom of Andrews Hill, Battleton (Building)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A guide post is marked on modern MasterMap data. [1] The signpost was visited in September 2015 and its condition assessed. It has SCC (Somerset County Council) repeated on the four sides of a pyramid finial. The attached fingers read: BAMPTON 4 3/4 SOUTH MOLTON 15 3/4 B3222 DULVERTON 1/4 B3222 TAUNTON 24 3/4 EXETER 26 B3222 HAWKRIDGE 4 3/4 OLDWAYS END 3 1/4. [2] A design for a name collar for the signpost ("Andrews Hill Cross") dating from 1997 is included as an image in a publication on Exmoor's traditional fingerposts. [3]
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SEM341473 Unpublished document: Exmoor National Park Authority. 2024. Exmoor Local Heritage List assessed by the Panel on 21 February 2024.
- <1> SEM8322 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap.
- <2> SEM8298 Unpublished document: Various. 2015. Exmoor and West Somerset Signpost Survey Pilot. D7.
- <3> SEM8643 Monograph: Blackman, H., Blaylock, S., Thomas, C. and Wall, N.. 2019. A field guide to Exmoor's traditional roadside fingerposts. Exmoor National Park Authority. 1st Edition. p 11.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local Heritage List Status (Unassessed)
- Signpost Project Pilot 2015 (B): D7
Location
| Grid reference | SS 2912 1276 (point) MasterMap |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS21SE |
| Civil Parish | DULVERTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 4 2024 5:26PM
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